Nanairo Kamen (1959)
Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959 to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.
Nanairo Kamen: Season 1 - 12 Episode s
1x1 - Episode 1
June 3, 1959
The hero of this series is a young detective named Kotarō Ran, unknown to anyone (even his friends), is a master of disguise, utilizing seven different personalities. Most of his disguises are odd characters, like a magician and a cigar-smoking Indian, but Kotarō's 7th disguise is the 2-gun-toting caped, golden-masked superhero, Seven Color Mask!
1x2 - Episode 2
June 10, 1959
1x3 - Episode 3
June 17, 1959
1x4 - Episode 4
June 24, 1959
1x5 - Episode 5
July 1, 1959
1x6 - Episode 6
July 8, 1959
1x7 - Episode 7
July 15, 1959
1x8 - Episode 8
July 22, 1959
1x9 - Episode 9
July 29, 1959
1x10 - Episode 10
August 5, 1959
1x11 - Episode 11
August 12, 1959
1x12 - Episode 12
August 19, 1959